You have likely heard that Peru is experiencing a national natural disaster with severe flooding due to heavy rains. While some countries are prepared for heavy rains, many parts of Peru do not have the infrastructure to handle the amount of rain they have received. 117 bridges have collapsed, rivers are flooding into towns and villages and entire communities who have built makeshift homes on mountainsides are collapsing, damaging more than 115,000 homes.
CASP staff and families are among those affected by this disaster. Schools have been cancelled across the country due to dangerous transportation conditions and, in some cases, people simply cannot leave their immediate community from roads and bridges being washed out. Additionally, the tent on the 3rd floor of the center, that protects our classrooms from being damaged by rain, needs to be replaced.
We are writing to you in the hope that you will support CASP and the families affected by this disaster. Some families will no longer be able to pay tuition for their child to continue their education at CASP in order to care for their family's immediate needs as a result of the disaster. Your support could be the difference that they need.
You can donate to CASI directly, a foundation that supports centers such as CASP in South America.
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